The first general election was held on July 8, 2009.
Atsuko Maeda, born in 1, has always been the main promotion mode, which means that the main promotion members will no longer be controlled by the operation. (The voting ticket for the first general election is attached to the single "涙サプラィズ"12! "usually on a plate)
According to the ranking, the total selection is divided into media group (top 12, also called' media selection group'), selection group (top 2 1), girls at the bottom (singing C/W songs in CD, 22-30 in the first session, and 22-40 later, which obviously changes with the number of digits in the circle) and theater girls.
(Outside the circle of 30 people after the first session, outside the circle of 40 people after the second and third sessions. In the fourth general election on June 9 this year, the number of people in the circle has increased to 64. )
In addition, there is an absolute existence called "Seven Gods" by fans, which means that the top seven are always selected, and the votes and members behind them are overwhelming. At first, this title was not officially recognized, but now it has been acquiesced, and even the name of "God 8" has been played in operation.
In the general election, members' acceptance speeches are the highlight, including many classic quotations.
As a result, Atsuko Maeda, who has been competing with Duan Liyang and Nagisa??shima for the first place in Station No.0, got in touch in business. むぞ, Minister Katayama! On the third day of Saitama Super Arena, he announced that he would graduate from AKB48, and then announced on April 4th that he would not participate in the fourth general election. He decided to attend AKB48' s dream concert "AKB48' s Dome in Tokyo ~ 1830m の Dream ~", and then held a graduation performance on August 27th (the day after the East Egg) to formally graduate. Now he has left AKB48.
As for Atsuko Maeda of AKB48, we have witnessed the end of a legend, but the story of Atsuko Maeda has just begun.